How To Design Effective Meetings That Get Decisions Made

The Kite? As a Tool To Better Structure Your Meetings

In my previous article and video I spoke about the two main problems that derail business meetings. They were the “social” and “structural” problems.

In this article, I'll explain how to address the meeting structure problem, and how to introduce the "Kite" as a tool to help you do it. Are you ready to reach collective decisions and have more effective meetings? Let's go!

A demonstration of poor meeting structure

To begin our thinking on how to better structure business meetings that deliver effective collective decision making, please first have a look at the meeting transcript below. It’s an adaption of many un-facilitated meetings I’ve observed as part of my research, and it demonstrates various structural problems.

As a context setter, the team’s manager, Bill (the CFO) has called this meeting with the key members of the accounts department. The latest 360 feedback shows that this section seems to be poorly regarded by other departments. The feedback was circulated to the participants before the meeting. [click here to continue reading...]